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Natural Selection

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[Intro]
D#  E
FMm Eyeah
FMm Eyeah
[Verse 1]
CPeople thought all animals
AmArrived here unrelated
The Emworld began, and D#mthen came man
All Dmperfectly Fcreated
[Pre-Chorus]
But Fthen someone looked up a tree.
And said "That Emonkey looks just like me!"
So it Freally was a mystery
What I'd Glearned in natural history!
[Chorus]
So I Cjoined HMS EBeagle
Watched the Ameagle and the sCeagull
We Fstudied rock and plants
Flowers, trees and bees and ants
Slept on Chammocks without Epillows
Eating Amrats and Carmadillos
Till I Frealised on reflection
It's A#natural Cselection!
             F  EYeah!
[Verse 2]
CNatural selection means
Each Amanimal evolved
To Emblend with its D#msurroundings
Ch-ch-Dmchanges were Ginvolved
[Pre-Chorus]
So Fbirds with different foods to seek
Seem to have dEeveloped different beaks
And over Ftime they'd modified
So just the Gfittest of them all survived!
[Chorus]
On the CIsles of EGalapagos
I Amnoted the gianCt tortoise
Had Finteresting shells
And I rode on them as well
CIguanas land and Eswimming
Meant my Amnew theory was Cwinning
It all Fled in the direction
Of A#natural selecCtion
[Bridge]
My fFindings met with outrage
From the A#ch-ch-ch-ch-Church of England
CAnd from me.F  C  
The Fidea that we came from ch-ch-A#chimps
Questioned my own ChristiGanity
But it was hard to disagree!
[Chorus]
Every Cspecies new Emutation
Had a Amperfect explanaCtion
It Fseems the world's inception
Must predate common perception
And if Clack of adaptEation
Means a Amfatal limitCation
So each Fcreature's imperfection
Over time gets a correction
Meaning Canimal Ecollections
Grow uniAmque means of proCtection
And to Ffail nature's inspection
Means Fimmediate rejection
Which all leads to the detection
Of A#natural G#selA#ectioCn!
A#Natural selecCtion!

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Natural Selection

by Horrible Histories

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D#m

[Intro]

D# E

F E

Mm yeah

F E

Mm yeah

[Verse 1]

People thought all animals

Arrived here unrelated

Em D#m

The world began, and then came man

Dm F

All perfectly created

[Pre-Chorus]

But then someone looked up a tree.

And said "That monkey looks just like me!"

So it really was a mystery

What I'd learned in natural history!

[Chorus]

C E

So I joined HMS Beagle

Am C

Watched the eagle and the seagull

We studied rock and plants

Flowers, trees and bees and ants

C E

Slept on hammocks without pillows

Am C

Eating rats and armadillos

Till I realised on reflection

A# C

It's natural selection!

F E

Yeah!

[Verse 2]

Natural selection means

Each animal evolved

Em D#m

To blend with its surroundings

Dm G

Ch-ch-changes were involved

[Pre-Chorus]

So birds with different foods to seek

Seem to have developed different beaks

And over time they'd modified

So just the fittest of them all survived!

[Chorus]

C E

On the Isles of Galapagos

Am C

I noted the giant tortoise

Had interesting shells

And I rode on them as well

C E

Iguanas land and swimming

Am C

Meant my new theory was winning

It all led in the direction

A# C

Of natural selection

[Bridge]

My findings met with outrage

From the ch-ch-ch-ch-Church of England

C F C

And from me.

F A#

The idea that we came from ch-ch-chimps

Questioned my own Christianity

But it was hard to disagree!

[Chorus]

C E

Every species new mutation

Am C

Had a perfect explanation

It seems the world's inception

Must predate common perception

C E

And if lack of adaptation

Am C

Means a fatal limitation

So each creature's imperfection

Over time gets a correction

C E

Meaning animal collections

Am C

Grow unique means of protection

And to fail nature's inspection

Means immediate rejection

Which all leads to the detection

A# G# A# C

Of natural selection!

A# C

Natural selection!

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